Re: [Caml-list] OCaml Speed for Block Convolutions

[Tom _ <tom7ca@yahoo.com>]

>         let a = ref 0. in
>         for i = 0 to n-1 do
>           a := !a +. Array.unsafe_get xs i
>         done

I think it's natural for this to cause storage
allocation.  After all, "ref 0." is an object that
can be passed around.  The compiler may be able
to infer that it can allocate it on the stack, but
that may be hard in general.

Why not have a construct that expresses what
the programmer really wants:

  let mutable a = 0. in
  for i = 0 to n-1 do
    a <- a +. Array.unsafe_get xs i
  done

Tom

PS: sorry if you have seen this posting before; I
think I keep hitting the wrong button in my mailer
and end up not responding to the list


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